Kertos Intro
Kertos is the fastest-growing compliance startup in Europe. Following our
€14M Series A, backed by leading VCs and business angels, we are building the
compliance engine for Europe – faster, smarter, and more automated than ever. With customers like
Enpal, Flink, Personio, and Blacklane, leading companies trust our AI-native platform that automates compliance, scales effortlessly, and makes organizations audit-ready in record time. The market is growing by
20% every year, fueled by regulations like
GDPR, NIS2, DORA, and the AI Act. We are perfectly positioned to establish Kertos as the European compliance champion. There has never been a better moment to join our team.
Come shape the future of compliance in Europe with us.
Your purpose at Kertos
As our Finance Manager, you'll be the operational backbone of our Finance team. Working directly with our Head of Finance, you'll own the day-to-day finance operations, coordinate with our external accountants, and take on strategic projects that help us scale. This is a hands-on role with real ownership – and a clear growth path toward FP&A and Finance Business Partnering as we grow.
- Own the monthly accounting close process and be the main contact for our external accountants and tax advisors
- Manage accounts payable and receivable processes
- Track and reconcile financial actuals, working closely with our interns and working students
- Continuously improve our finance operations using AI tools to automate manual processes and help us scale
- Drive finance projects end-to-end (e.g. billing system implementation, revenue recognition setup, cost center structuring)
- Track and report on key SaaS metrics (ARR, Churn, Gross Margin) and support budget planning and forecasting
- Prepare investor reports, board materials, and ad-hoc analyses for the Head of Finance
The skills, motivation, and mentality you should bring
- 2–3 years of experience in Finance, ideally at a SaaS or tech startup
- Experience working with German accounting standards (HGB). Experience in working and coordinating with external accountants or tax advisors is a plus.
- Hands-on experience with finance tools like DATEV, subscription billing, or expense management
- Excited about using AI to automate and improve how finance works
- Strong project management skills – willingness to take ownership and drive things to completion
- Fluent in German (written and spoken), Conversational in English
- Based in Berlin or Munich
Why Kertos
- Your success is our success: You participate in the company's success through our Virtual Share Incentive Plan (VSIP)
- Cutting-edge AI technology: Leading VCs have invested in our vision and sustainable growth so that we can bring about lasting change in how compliance measures are handled
- Big impact: With us, you will be given responsibility from day one, work independently on topics and really drive Kertos forward
- Strong onboarding: No idea about compliance? No problem, we'll teach you and assign you an onboarding buddy
- Regular feedback: We live an open feedback culture and support your growth with regular 1-1s, 360-degree feedback, training and a top network of experts
- Mental health: In collaboration with nilo, we value your well-being and offer all employees individual support for their mental health.
- Keep growing: To support your professional and personal development, we provide you with an annual budget of €1,500.
- Full flexibility: Whether at our Munich headquarters, Berlin office or hybrid – we are flexible and you are happy.
- For sports enthusiasts: We subsidize your Wellpass membership so you can balance your workday with exercise.
- Bicycle leasing: Need a new bike? Easy, take advantage of our partnership with JobRad and lease a bicycle.
- Strong together: We work closely together across our locations, support each other and, through genuine cooperation, create a strong, unique culture that makes us successful.
- Regular team events: Whether it's brunch, lunch or after-work drinks, we regularly take time to spend time together and have fun outside of the working day. We also have legendary summer and winter parties as well as annual offsites.
Sounds like you are the one we’ve been looking for?
Would you like to be part of our growth story and help us shape the way to becoming Europe's compliance leader? Then get in touch with us. We look forward to receiving your application! If you have any questions beforehand, please feel free to contact
Anouk, our Head of People & Culture, at any time.